Some members of the local party including Cllr Matt Reynard attended a Trans Rights protest on 26th April in Southampton. Around 500 people marched through the city demanding Trans Rights. A number of supportive speeches were made including from local trade union officials.
Southampton & District Green Party are supporting a petition to ensure goods entering the country have the country of origin and supply chains declared in documentation.
Manifesto for Southampton & District Green Party 2025
Manifesto for Southampton & District Green Party 2025
Southampton Greens show solidarity and support for Workers and Trade Unions in May Day Celebration
It’s May the 3rd and the weekend of the hard fought for May Day Bank Holiday and a few days since Workers Memorial Day (28th April). I am running a little late as I join my Southampton Green Party colleagues. There is a crowd of people from across the Trades Union and political left movements. There is a buzz in the air, some anger at recent government decisions, both domestic and abroad, some pride in our collective unity and many groups all standing by one principle. United we are stronger.
Many people assume I am in favour of the Bus Gate as I am a Green Councillor, and of course the Green Party favours active travel and a reduction in car use. So the idea of the Bus Gate is excellent. Unfortunately, we have an administration who did not listen to the concerns that local people put forward before the trial started.
Latest defection to Green Party sees local leading Councillor leave Labour Party “broken-hearted”
Councillor Renyard will today be informing his Labour Colleagues and other elected members of Southampton City Council at today’s Full Council that he is resigning from the Labour Party, after being a Labour Councillor for the past six years, and now intends to serve with the Green Party. Read more.
Around the City – Spring/Summer 2025
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- Love where you live
- Play area reopened
- Justice talks
Green Party Challenge Council plans for children
Last Wednesday saw two members of Southampton and District Green Party deliver a deputation to Southampton City Council. As part of full council meeting, Professor Barrie Margetts and Lori Foster delivered a deputation questioning what exactly would be involved in the new transition plans for adult and child social care, following a £42m savings announcement via Newton Europe consultancy (itself costing the tax payer £9m). Read more .
The fire at Millbrook Old Cemetery reported by us early August meant the ten trees pictured in the linked article had to be felled.
Now there is a bleak almost dystopic scene left in one corner of the cemetery where the area probably is being used to hoard grass cuttings away from the trees, meaning fire risks in hot weather might not be quite so worrying. Read more.
Barrie Margetts is standing in Shirley
Due to the resignation of a Councillor in Shirley ward a by-election has been called for the 10th October.
Barrie Margetts (pictured), has been selected to stand for the Green Party and has an excellent work record in Southampton as a previous Councillor and as a Professor at University of Southampton. Read more.
Southampton members join Unity Rally.
Members of the Southampton Green Party attended the Unity Rally at Southampton Bargate on Saturday in solidarity. Standing to say “No more” to those who push racist, Islamophobic, anti-refugee, anti-semitic and xenophobic views. Read More.
Aftermath of fire at Old Millbrook cemetery
At the end of July fire broke out in the Millbrook Old Cemetery where the fire brigade attended and thankfully extinguished the blaze in one corner of the site. Read More